Almeida

Almeida (sometimes "Almeyda" in archaic spelling) is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It may refer to:

People

General

*Alfeu Adolfo Monjardim de Andrade e Almeida, Brazilian politician.
*Alfonso Almeida, Mexican chess master.
*Almeida Garrett, Portuguese Romanticist poet, novelist, dramatist, and Liberal politician.
*António de Almeida Santos, Portuguese politician and statesman.
*António José de Almeida, Portuguese political figure and statesman.
*Armindo Vaz d'Almeida, São Tomé and Príncipe politician.
*Bruno de Almeida, United States film director and musician.
*Cristina Almeida, Spanish lawyer and politician.
*Damião Vaz d'Almeida, São Tomé and Príncipe politician.
*Francisco António de Almeida, Portuguese composer and organist.
*Francisco de Almeida, Portuguese nobleman, statesman, soldier and explorer.
*Germano Almeida, Cape Verde author and lawyer.
*João Ferreira de Almeida, Portuguese Protestant pastor and Bible translator.
*Joaquim de Almeida, Portuguese actor.
*John Almeida, English Jesuit missionary in Brazil.
*José Américo de Almeida, Brazilian writer and politician.
*José António Rondão Almeida, Portuguese politician.
*José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior, Brazilian painter.
*José Sebastião de Almeida Neto, Portuguese Catholic Cardinal and former Patriarch of Lisbon.
*Juan Almeida Bosque, Cuban high ranking politician.
*Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian classical guitarist.
*Lourenço de Almeida, Portuguese nobleman, soldier and explorer.
*Lúcia Machado de Almeida, Brazilian writer.
*Luciano Mendes de Almeida, Brazilian Jesuit bishop.
*Luís de Almeida, Angolan diplomat.
*Manuel Antônio de Almeida, Brazilian journalist and writer.
*Manuel de Almeida, Portuguese Jesuit priest and missionary.
*Manuel Quintas de Almeida, São Tomé and Príncipe military officer and coup leader.
*Miguel Osório de Almeida, Brazilian physician and scientist.
*Miguel Vale de Almeida, Portuguese anthropologist.
*Nicolau Tolentino de Almeida, Portuguese satirical poet.
*Santiago Almeida, United States musician.
*Tancredo de Almeida Neves, Brazilian statesman.
*Tomé Barbosa de Figueiredo Almeida Cardoso, Portuguese diplomat, polyglot and etimologist.
*Vasco de Almeida e Costa, Portuguese naval officer.
*Vicente Almeida d'Eça, last Portuguese governor of Cape Verde.

ports

Football (soccer)

*Aílton José Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
*Alex Dias de Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
*Alison Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
*Ângelo Mariano de Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
*Anselmo de Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
*Antonio Gonzaga Almeida, known as "Toninho Almeida", Brazilian footballer.
*Carlos Alberto de Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
*Cláudio Rogério Almeida Cogo, Brazilian footballer.
*Daniel Moradei Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
*Dermival Almeida Lima, Brazilian footballer.
*Édson Andrade Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
*Ever Hugo Almeida, Paraguayan footballer.
*Felipe de Almeida Gomes, Brazilian footballer.
*Hugo Almeida, Portuguese footballer.
*José Augusto de Almeida, Portuguese footballer.
*José Carlos de Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
*José Eduardo Bischofe de Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
*Leandro de Almeida Silva, (1977), Brazilian footballer.
*Leandro Almeida da Silva, (1987), Brazilian footballer.
*Leandro Marcolini Pedroso de Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
*Luciano Silva Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
*Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha, known as "Nani", Portuguese footballer.
*Magno Santos de Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
*Marcelo Luis de Almeida Carmo, Brazilian footballer.
*Marco Almeida (footballer born 1977), Portuguese footballer.
*Marco Almeida (footballer born 1979), Portuguese footballer.
*Matías Almeyda, Argentine footballer.
*Mauro Almeida, Portuguese footballer.
*Paulo Almeida Santos, Brazilian footballer.
*Paulo Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
*Peter de Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
*Robert da Silva Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
*Rogério de Almeida Florindo dos Santos, Brazilian footballer.
*Rodrigo Juliano Lopes de Almeida, Brazilian footballer.
*Vanderson Válter de Almeida, Brazilian footballer.

Other sports

*Bira Almeida, Brazilian capoeira fighter.
*Carlos Almeida, Angolan basketballer.
*Giovanna Almeida Leto, Italian figure skater.
*Goncalino Almeida, Brazilian horse jockey.
*João Luis de Almeida, Angolan boxer.
*Kaio de Almeida, Brazilian swimmer.
*Michel Almeida, Portuguese judoka.
*Rafael Almeida, Cuban baseballer.
*Ricardo Almeida, Brazilian mixed martial artist.

Fictional characters

*Tony Almeida, character played by Carlos Bernard on the United States television series 24.

Places

*Almeida de Sayago, municipality in Spain.
*Almeida, municipality in Colombia.
*Almeida, municipality in Portugal.
*Almeidas Province, province in Colombia.
*Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro, main avenue in Macau, China.
*Maximiliano de Almeida, municipality in Brazil.
*Nova Almeida, municipality in Brazil.
*Rodovia Ariovaldo de Almeida Viana, highway in Brazil.
*Severiano de Almeida, municipality in Brazil.

Buildings and structures

*Almeida Theatre, studio theatre in the UK.
*Ginásio G.J. de Almeida, indoor sporting arena in Brazil.

Other

*17040 Almeida, Main-belt Asteroid.
*Siege of Almeida (1810), during the Napoleonic War in Portugal.
*Siege of Almeida (1811), during the Napoleonic War in Portugal.